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The NFL negotiators said Thursday that they have extended their talks on a new contract by 24 hours. AP Pro Football Writer Howard Fendrich explains what's going on. (March 3)
HEADLINE: AP NFL Pro Football Writer explains extension.
CAPTION: The NFL negotiators said Thursday that they have extended their talks on a new contract by 24 hours. AP Pro Football Writer Howard Fendrich explains what's going on....
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A hearing for Ray Rice appealing his NFL suspension has concluded after two days and testimony from the former running back and the head of the league. (Nov. 6)
A hearing for Ray Rice appealing his NFL suspension has concluded after two days and testimony from the former running back and the head of the league.
Rice and his wife Janay Rice left the hearing separately on Thursday about three...
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President Obama hosts reception to celebrate LGBT month
US President Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to sign an executive order formally protecting transgender federal workers from discrimination at work.
While mostly symbolic, the announcement is being hailed as an important act of...
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As Seattle gets ready to cheer for the defending champion Seahawks in the Super Bowl, Grammy winner Dave Matthews raised the 12th man flag at the top of the city's Space Needle. (Jan. 29)
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Musician and Seahawks fan Dave Matthews raised the 12th man flag Thursday on top of the Seattle Space Needle as the city rallies for its team in the Super Bowl.
The new 25-by-35-foot blue...
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has met with arbitrators to fight NFL suspension. (Dec. 2)
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson arrived for a hearing with arbitrators Tuesday to appeal his NFL suspension.
The NFL announced that longtime hearing officer Harold Henderson will preside over the proceedings involving the...
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The cross roads of the World is being turned into Super Bowl Boulevard, including a giant toboggan run.
To welcome Super Bowl XLVIII to the area, 13-blocks of Broadway in Times Square are being shut down and transformed into a mecca of everything football, including a 60-foot toboggan run.
Events will kick off Wednesday with the arrival...
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French football clubs to strike in protest over "supertax" on players
French football clubs will go on strike between November 29 and December 2 in protest over government plans to impose higher taxes on players' salaries.
The announcement was made by the President of France's Union of Professional...
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The Miami Dolphins have temporarily renamed their home, Landshark Stadium, as part of a partnership with Jimmy Buffett.
HEADLINE: Jimmy Buffett rocks Dolphins' home stadium
CAPTION: The Miami Dolphins have temporarily renamed their home, Landshark Stadium, as part of a partnership with Jimmy Buffett. (May 8))
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At the Parisi Speed School in New Jersey college football players hone the skills needed to compete in the upcoming NFL combine, the annual fitness test for football players hoping to get picked up in the draft. (Feb. 18)
SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH): Kevin Dunn, Parisi Speed School
"Typically a guy that comes in and they run a certain time we can shave a good two-tenths off of their 40 just with some minor corrections based on the mechanics that we know."...
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Minnesota Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson sat down with the Associated Press to discuss a new campaign to raise allergy awareness. (June 3)
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His face swollen, breathing becoming difficult, Minnesota Viking's running back Adrian Peterson didn't panic. His allergic reaction to shellfish in gumbo was sudden, and unexpected. He'd...
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NFL players held off on Wednesday in taking a vote on a full proposal in their labor dispute with the league. Despite optimism that a vote would be taken, questions remain unanswered in the minds of the players. (July 20)
HEADLINE: Players fail to take a vote in NFL labor dispute
CAPTION: NFL players held off on Wednesday in taking a vote on a full proposal in their labor dispute with the league. Despite optimism that a vote would be taken, questions...
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With a donation to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Kevin Arnold's green New York Jets jacket that he always wore in "The Wonder Years" is becoming a piece of history along with other items from the popular TV show. (Dec. 2)
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Kevin Arnold's green New York Jets jacket that he always wore in "The Wonder Years" is becoming a piece of history along with other items from the popular TV show.
Fred Savage, who played...
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The New York Jets and their former coach, Eric Mangin, have been fined by the NFL over not reporting an injury last season to Brett Favre.
HEADLINE: NFL fines Jets over not reporting Favre injury
CAPTION: The National Football League fined the New York Jets, their president and former coach Eric Mangini on Wednesday for not reporting an injury last season to Brett Favre....
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A zip line borrowed from the Winter Olympics and thousands of volunteers welcome football fans to Indianapolis.
Headline: Fans having a 'super' time in Indianapolis
Caption: A zip line borrowed from the Winter Olympics and thousands of volunteers welcome football fans to Indianapolis.
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AP's Jim Militello reports on the Colts Super Bowl victory
HEADLINE: Colts outplay Bears, win Super Bowl
CAPTION: The Indianapolis Colts outplayed the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win a wet and wild Super Bowl on Sunday. Colts' star quarterback Peyton Manning proved he can indeed win the big game....
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Oneida Indian officials who oppose the Redskins nickname as a slur are set to meet with NFL officials Wednesday in New York City. NFL officials had previously agreed to a meeting with the upstate New York tribe. (Oct. 29)
SOUNDBITE (English) Ray Halbritter, Representative of Oneida Indian Nation:
"It's a racial epithet, it is a racial slur, it is being sold and marketed to this country."
SOUNDBITE (English) Ray Halbritter, Representative of Oneida Indian...
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The NFL and the players are meeting for a third straight day of mediation. Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners are joined by NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith and a group of players before a U.S. magistrate judge.
HEADLINE: AP source: Goodell, Smith, players meeting
CAPTION: The NFL and the players are meeting for a third straight day of mediation. Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners are joined by NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith and a group...
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Sports Highlights Of 1958
A look at some of the year's sports events includes the World Ski Championships, NCAA basketball finals, Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, National Open golf, World Series, and Women's AAU Diving Championships. ...
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Ronnie Brown took the snap in the wildcat formation and scored on a 2-yard run with six seconds left, as Miami came from behind three times in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Jets, 31-27, Monday night. (Oct. 13)
HEADLINE: Late touchdown carries Dolphins past Jets
CAPTION: Ronnie Brown took the snap in the wildcat formation and scored on a 2-yard run with six seconds left, as Miami came from behind three times in the fourth quarter to beat the...
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Police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide, but they haven't yet reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman found with him
HEADLINE: Police rule shooting of McNair a homicide
CAPTION: Police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide, but they haven't yet reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman...
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AP pro football writer Barry Wilner expects offensive and defensive linemen to be the hot commodites in Thursday's first round of the NFL draft
HEADLINE: Linemen could dominate early picks of NFL draft
CAPTION: AP pro football writer Barry Wilner expects offensive and defensive linemen to be the hot commodites in Thursday's first round of the NFL draft. (April 20)
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As the NFL prepares to for its first outdoor Super Bowl in the Northeast, the brutal cold and snow threatens to make it an uncomfortable experience for the estimated 78,000 fans. (Jan. 24)
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"This is an all weather sport. We've got all weather fans and we're really in an all weather region, so I'm confident we'll be able to play the game."
"The one thing the NFL didn't count on...
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Josh Duhamel, David Ortiz promote animal rescue at Sundance and talk sports
Josh Duhamel visited the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah Monday (20 JAN. 2014) to help spread awareness about animal rescue and adoption.
The actor greeted fans and posed with shelter dogs at a party at a local hotel.
"You...
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Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They were elected along with several other players, and longtime Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson.
HEADLINE: Smith, Woodson make NFL Hall of Fame
CAPTION: Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They were elected along with several other players, and longtime Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson. ...